North Dakota receives intermodal access to ports 
US State North Dakota has opened an intermodal rail hub which is operated by Rail Modal Group (RMG) Minot and served by BNSF railway. The introduction of the intermodal rail service marks the culmination of more than two decades of North Dakota’s effort to gain access to... more
Pipistrel with Honeywell
Pipistrel, a small aircraft designer and manufacturer specialised in energy-efficient and affordable high-performance aircraft, has selected Honeywell’s "compact fly-by-wire" system as the "brain" for its Nuuva V300 cargo, which is designed to carry up to... more
Cool chain focus on Mexico
The growing market of the shipping of perishables in Latin America has attracted another player from the United States. C Safe Global, a provider of temperature-controlled container solutions from Ohio, is extending its presence in Latin America with a new hub operation in... more
Another service calling Le Havre
The Marseille-headquartered carrier CMA CGM will again include Le Havre, part of the Haropa association, as a port of call in its FAL 1 service. The rotation of the FAL1 line (French Asia Line) is thus revised. This decision to call at Le Havre next December, taken within... more
Rail service from London to East Midlands launched
Maritime Transport has strengthened its intermodal capacity with the introduction of a new rail service operating between DP World London Gateway (LGP) and its terminal at East Midlands Gateway (EMG). It is Maritime’s tenth rail service to date and runs five days a week from... more
Tunisair: New CEO, better future?
Wassef Ayadi is the new CEO of the aviation company Tunisair, succeeding Elyes Mnakbi (2017-2020), who was relieved from his functions in July 2020. Ayadi comes with 17 years of experience in the aviation industry, having worked for four years at Airbus Helicopters and... more
DHL Express expects prime period
With the global boom in online trade, CEP services provider DHL Express is looking forward to record volumes for the upcoming main season at the end of the year. This development is driven by globalisation and digitalisation, which have led online shopping and express... more
Berthing works in Jaxport about to finish
The project of berth enhancements in the port of Jacksonville, Florida, Jaxport, continues to make progress. The latest phase of a total investment of USD 109 million for enhancing the existing SSA Jacksonville container terminal at the port’s Blount Island marine terminal.... more
Central Asian country accedes to e-CMR
Uzbekistan has become the 29th country to ratify the use of the digital consignment note, based on the UN’s CMR convention, for all national and international transports from and to the country. This important step is in line with the joint call by the transport ministries... more
"FRA-OS" for innovative cargo data exchange
Fraport AG, the operator of Frankfurt airport, one of the major cargo hubs in Europe, is developing a digital data exchange platform for freight handling. The project is carried out in cooperation with the German customs office, the regional freight forwarding and logistics... more